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Winter 2022 workforce survey
Our latest workforce survey is in practice inboxes now, if you think your practice has not received the invite email please contact info@lmc.org.uk.
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Media comment: spending falling behind inflation is false economy for millions on NHS waiting lists
Health spending rising at only 3% over the next three years while NHS inflation is at 16% means relative cuts to essential patient care and staff wages.
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Lambeth LMC newsletter – November 2022
Dear colleagues, In our November meeting we discussed the pros and cons of an alert system for General Practice, similar to that used in secondary care. This has been pioneered by Devon LMC: https://www.devonlmc.co.uk/general-practice-alert-state. It is being piloted in north London, and we look forward to the outcome. In SE London, the problems with the Safeguarding […]
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Deadline to pause NHS accelerated access to patient records
Practices have until 5pm today (4th November) to pause the activation of accelerated access to patient records.
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Free practice premises workshops in November and December
Our series of lunchtime workshops each run from 12:30 to 1:15pm, with half an hour of instruction and explanation and 15 minutes for questions.
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Automatic access to patient records
Practices should bear in mind that the 1 November 2022 target for automatic access is not a contractual requirement, despite the large volume of communications received presenting it as a hard deadline.
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Media comment: tight spending adds to challenges of care backlog, workforce and winter pressures for new Health and Social Care Secretary
Steve Barclay inherits all the same challenges his predecessor did some seven weeks’ ago.
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Concerns about the leadership and financial management of the General Practitioners Defence Fund
Concerns remain regarding the leadership and financial management of the General Practitioners Defence Fund (GPDF). Rather than planning activity, we need to focus on and address what are widely believed to be strategic leadership and governance issues, and to ensure that the Fund’s financial management is robust and re-aligned with its core purpose. The benefit […]
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Safe working in general practice
It is increasingly important to GPs and that their teams that clear and consistent upper limits of patient contacts to enable them to practise safely both for patients, and for practitioners. The recently updated BMA’s “Safe Working in General Practice” clearly outlines that 25 contacts is the safe limit. Working beyond safe limits, whether to […]